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Liverpool are looking to continue their blockbuster summer transfer window with a move for French forward Hugo Ekitike.

Newcastle have already submitted a bid for the Eintracht Frankfurt forward, but now The Athletic claim the Reds have also made contact.

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Frankfurt have a healthy Newcastle offer for Ekitike and now Liverpool are getting involvedCredit: Getty

The Magpies had a £65million offer rejected for the 23-year-old who had a career-best 22-goal season last time out.

talkSPORT understands that Frankfurt executives are sticking to their €100m (£87m) valuation for the forward who, up until last season, had failed to live up to high expectations.

Blasting onto the scene with boyhood club Reims in 2021, Ekitike was pencilled in as a future France star but didn’t live up to the hype with a failed move to Paris Saint-Germain coming with very little game time.

Now he’s attracting the attention of some of the Premier League’s best, with champions Liverpool now entering the frame.

The Reds are on the lookout for a new striker with Darwin Nunez on the market and valued at £59m.

As a prelude to their Ekitike interest, Liverpool have indicated to Newcastle that they would be willing to pay a British record £120m for star striker Alexander Isak.

The Magpies, though, value the player at £150m.

Yet as it stands, both Isak and Ekitike are being valued by their current employers well above what Liverpool are willing to pay.

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Explaining the Ekiteke situation in more detail, talkSPORT’s Ben Jacobs said: “At the moment he’s €100m and Frankfurt are sticking to that price.

“I think Chelsea realise if they just wait a little bit until later in the summer that price may drop.

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The former PSG man is good, but he's not €100m good according to Liverpool and NewcastleCredit: Getty

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Ekitike is finally living up to his huge potential from his Reims days, but has just one season to show for itCredit: Getty

“I think we’re hearing a lot of noise out of Germany to create a bidding war.

"It wouldn’t surprise me if Liverpool don’t get Isak and eventually give up that they move on and that Ekitike is high in their thinking.

“Later in the window that price might drop from €100m to somewhere close to €85m which is when the likes of maybe Chelsea and Liverpool might finally make their move.”

Such a move for either striker would continue what’s already been a blockbuster summer for Liverpool who have spent close to £200m after their league title win last season.

Arne Slot’s side responded to the loss of Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid by bringing in a new right back in Jeremie Frimpong, and they then added his former Bayer Leverkusen teammate Florian Wirtz for a British record £116m.

Milos Kerkez was next through the door for £40m, and talkSPORT understands the club are interested in Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi after selling academy product Jarell Quansah to Leverkusen.

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Liverpool have already had a remarkable summer window without even signing a striker

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